I'm a ex fisherman from Massachusetts and our lobster traps are roughly 2ft wide x 4ft long fished in trawls of 7 to 10 pots. I've dredged and grappled for alot of lost gear, and found so many ghost trawls that are destroyed and damaged but are still catching and killing. Even caught some on our anchors while charter fishing that we managed to get a buoy on and throw it back over for someone to recover later on. To many people dont care and its putting wildlife , future fisheries , fishermen and businesses in trouble. Even just picking up someone else's plastic bag, straws, or trash next time your at a beach goes along way. Our oceans and water ways are under attack and we are the cause. That 1 plastic bag or even a straw u pick up could save a whale, turtle or other creatures life.
Always load my back pack full of garage when I go hiking. If everyone just picked up a couple pieces of trash while they was walking or out it would clean up so much
That fish you caught is a male Northern Studfish. It is actually part of the killifish family. Hope this helps you. I fished NJ and the surrounding areas for the first 30 years of my life.
Luke I have been watching your channel for a while now and have become a huge fan. My interest in crabbing brought me here and your genuine personality kept me coming back. I think it is awesome that a young man has a passion for this kind of work because it is going away if more people don’t keep it alive. I am in construction and every year it gets harder as the older workforce ages out and there are no young people to replace them. Thank you for sharing your love of what you do and I hope more young people are inspired to do the same. I have never had the chance to eat blue crab because I grew up in the west but my wife and I are going to make a trip one day to experience this for ourselves.
Shrimper from Alabama here, I'd definitely consider using a heavy set of try net doors and hooks along a heavy tickler chain. The longer the tickle chain the more weight you'll want on the doors. You can still pull at 3kts and cover far more ground. When our bay gets dredged up and the hangs change we will take the nets off and and just pull chain to find them to save gear later and develop track marks. You would essentially be doing the same on a smaller scale and that single hydraulic cathead should handle the smaller doors just fine. You would want to make use of that rear davit as well to get the tow line up off of the rear of the boat. Just let the doors hang under the block and bring the chain over the stern once you're done towing.
My what an effort in, “Marine Engineering!” Your experience and efforts, has done good in preserving the natural resources for future generations. Well done Mr. Fishermen please continue your efforts of doing good for all the generations future. The depletion of the resource is something I’ve seen happen dramatically in, “Hawaiian Waters” by the abuse of over fishing, mostly by careless peoples living on the beach. Many people wonder what has happened to all the fish and unless you have a boat you rarely get fish sizable fish worth eating nowadays. Aloha and Mahalo to you and your crew. 🌺🌸🌴❤️🇺🇸
I've literally been watching your videos all day they're so funny and entertaining. The statement why do you build things out of garbage had me dying laughing because that's the same thing I do and I love it it's so fun to repurpose stuff and use a bunch of stuff that you got for free
Former Coastie and I really enjoyed that. I’ve subscribed. I was in Alaska, Northern Cali, and New Bedford ,Mass on a white needle of death 270”. Did a lot of boardings and most of the time learned a thing or two. Don’t think I ever failed a fishing boat and always refused but offered plenty of seafood
This made me think of those magnet fishing channels. Could that be an option for surface traps maybe. I haven't heard of this problem before and much respect to you for doing this. I can't believe the number, judging by the look of those sonar maps, of cages down there and dam, what are these fisherman using for ropes?
Do these crab traps not have a biodegradable vent? As a Maine lobsterman, it is crucial that every trap is equipped with a vent that rusts away if it is lost. This enables almost everything in the trap to escape.
You need to have a slack piece of rope from a break away piece at the top of the grappling hook going to the bottom of it. It gets snagged/stuck, breaks first spot attachment and goes to 2nd attachment which is at the bottom to make the boat pull the hooks backwards instead of with them just in case it hooks something that is impossible to move/can't get loose from without loosing hook and line. It's an old anchor trick but can work the same for this occasion also.
Very cool! Luke on tip from a film class I had, look at the lens of the camera, NOT the screen. Unless you have a screen around you lens, if you watch yourself in the screen you will be looking to the side in your video and not at your audience. I really thought that was weird advice until we started watching examples, it is something that you see everywhere now. Is it a big deal, no but as he told us, have you ever watched a show news cast with the on screen person looking at the guy over your shoulder the whole time…one of those lessons that never leaves you! Keep up the good work, love following your journey!
You're around the corner from us..Over here near Dobbin's Island and Manhattan Beach! I like your videos, the sarcastic funny humor which is priceless!
I know this is old but I think that baby fish was a baby northern snakehead. Not sure but looked like it. That's gonna be a beast one day...I love fishing for them
We do bait fish trapping in the summer and lose the odd trap, I doubt they last very long pretty thin metal. Looks like the crab pots last a long time.
In Scotland we call this method of finding lost pots creeping and we us a length of rebar with four inch spikes welded on and the first two feet of rebar has no spikes to hang up if it does get hung up on rocks the thinner rebar bends ind comes free any rope or traps ate caught and can’t fish any more works like a charm and it’s cheap to make you can put three on a drag 😅
Good work and thanks for cleaning up our bays and sounds from those abandoned traps. Some New England coastal states are now paying fishermen to find and remove old lobster traps which are detrimental to the lobster industry. Thanks again
From West TX, why am I watching this? IDK 😶 but it looks interesting. Am I ever going to have a crab boat? No. Am I ever going to touch a crab pot? No. Am I ever going to live in the bay? No, my wife would kill me it looks cold. Thanks for the content, looks fun if you find work fun.
Like the fact your picking up old crab pots. Good work. But your video has lots of other information in it that is of interest as well. Are those blue gills living in brackish water or are they Mola Mola (Ocean sun fish)?
Hey Luke, Noticed ya using string around your throttle handle to keep her steady, Have you ever tried cutting a small wooden wedge about 4 inches long to just shove in the side of the handle down by where it goes into the housing?? I used one for yrs. on my lil 3208 caterpillar. It was an old Morse control double box just like yours, The lil wedge works really good, Might wanna give it a try, Lot faster than tying that string around it, lol. Good luck buddy and Good crabbing this season!!!
Holy crap! Im terrified of those friggin springs! Literally! And I'm 800mi away watchin on a phone! I've seen too many of those break with 0% warning! Abd they can hold A LOT of stored energy. Very dangerous! You should cage that thing in with some expanded steel or something. Maybe even consider a hydraulic piston in future incarnations....
USA has a large navy that could easily find and remove all of these without tearing up the bottom dredging with hooks... it'd be a good excercise for them and money well spent... but i guess they're too busy???
Hey if you find a 25lb dansforth anchor in swash channel it might be mine. I rode out a Nor'Easter there when my engine went kaput and could not get it fired back up. I had a 35lb CQR out the bow and had the smsller dansforth out the stern, but the waves got pretty bad and snapped the anchor line after taking out the VHF antenna and flag pole off the rear.
I'm a ex fisherman from Massachusetts and our lobster traps are roughly 2ft wide x 4ft long fished in trawls of 7 to 10 pots. I've dredged and grappled for alot of lost gear, and found so many ghost trawls that are destroyed and damaged but are still catching and killing. Even caught some on our anchors while charter fishing that we managed to get a buoy on and throw it back over for someone to recover later on. To many people dont care and its putting wildlife , future fisheries , fishermen and businesses in trouble. Even just picking up someone else's plastic bag, straws, or trash next time your at a beach goes along way. Our oceans and water ways are under attack and we are the cause. That 1 plastic bag or even a straw u pick up could save a whale, turtle or other creatures life.
I agree! I have the same mindset as you!
Absolutely! If we all do our part, things will get better. Be responsible!
I have on problem with your story there is no such thing as a ex fisherman once a fisherman always a fisherman
Always load my back pack full of garage when I go hiking. If everyone just picked up a couple pieces of trash while they was walking or out it would clean up so much
This guy does more practical engineering than most university educated engineers these days! You've earned my subscription Luke! Keep it up!
Hahaha! I think the engineering is half the fun!
That fish you caught is a male Northern Studfish. It is actually part of the killifish family. Hope this helps you. I fished NJ and the surrounding areas for the first 30 years of my life.
Thanks! I have seen other killifish just not one like that before! Thanks for the info!
The WEBO!!! This boat was a gill netter out of BL, NJ back in the day. I never thought I would see it again. Thank you UA-cam for proving me wrong.
That’s her!
I know when I seen Barnegat on there. I was thinking shit that’s up in Jersey.
Luke I have been watching your channel for a while now and have become a huge fan. My interest in crabbing brought me here and your genuine personality kept me coming back. I think it is awesome that a young man has a passion for this kind of work because it is going away if more people don’t keep it alive. I am in construction and every year it gets harder as the older workforce ages out and there are no young people to replace them. Thank you for sharing your love of what you do and I hope more young people are inspired to do the same. I have never had the chance to eat blue crab because I grew up in the west but my wife and I are going to make a trip one day to experience this for ourselves.
That’s awesome, thanks so much for watching!
Pretty cool seeing a local boy coming out of the creek where my dad use to own marine repair unlimited . Keep it up brother
Bless you for cleaning up the oceans bottom. Ghost pots, old fishing stuff is killing sea life!
Love your reuse-repurpose!🌎🌟
Fun. Educational. Wonderful personality and hustle! Keep your game on !
Shrimper from Alabama here, I'd definitely consider using a heavy set of try net doors and hooks along a heavy tickler chain. The longer the tickle chain the more weight you'll want on the doors. You can still pull at 3kts and cover far more ground. When our bay gets dredged up and the hangs change we will take the nets off and and just pull chain to find them to save gear later and develop track marks. You would essentially be doing the same on a smaller scale and that single hydraulic cathead should handle the smaller doors just fine. You would want to make use of that rear davit as well to get the tow line up off of the rear of the boat. Just let the doors hang under the block and bring the chain over the stern once you're done towing.
My what an effort in, “Marine Engineering!” Your experience and efforts, has done good in preserving the natural resources for future generations. Well done Mr. Fishermen please continue your efforts of doing good for all the generations future. The depletion of the resource is something I’ve seen happen dramatically in, “Hawaiian Waters” by the abuse of over fishing, mostly by careless peoples living on the beach. Many people wonder what has happened to all the fish and unless you have a boat you rarely get fish sizable fish worth eating nowadays. Aloha and Mahalo to you and your crew. 🌺🌸🌴❤️🇺🇸
It blows my mind. Bluegills are traveling out that far
@Tommy Yuckguts they can survive brackish water. Alot of fish can survive it oddly.
Lots of sunfish travel to deeper water for the winter!
I've literally been watching your videos all day they're so funny and entertaining. The statement why do you build things out of garbage had me dying laughing because that's the same thing I do and I love it it's so fun to repurpose stuff and use a bunch of stuff that you got for free
Awesome, cleaning up lost gear. Your videos make me want Maryland blue crab. Haven't had them in many years..
Be mindful of the garage door springs they are usually a cheap spring an snap easy even a tarp wraped around will give you protection.
“Ya never know what’s at the bottom of the Bay.“ Yet another useful metaphor for life from Luke.
Former Coastie and I really enjoyed that. I’ve subscribed. I was in Alaska, Northern Cali, and New Bedford ,Mass on a white needle of death 270”. Did a lot of boardings and most of the time learned a thing or two. Don’t think I ever failed a fishing boat and always refused but offered plenty of seafood
It looks like a young Snakehead.
That’s exactly what I thought. Crazy they would be out in the Chesapeake.
Same here
Yep
Tessellated darter
nope! Darter of some kind
This made me think of those magnet fishing channels. Could that be an option for surface traps maybe. I haven't heard of this problem before and much respect to you for doing this. I can't believe the number, judging by the look of those sonar maps, of cages down there and dam, what are these fisherman using for ropes?
Do these crab traps not have a biodegradable vent? As a Maine lobsterman, it is crucial that every trap is equipped with a vent that rusts away if it is lost. This enables almost everything in the trap to escape.
You need to have a slack piece of rope from a break away piece at the top of the grappling hook going to the bottom of it. It gets snagged/stuck, breaks first spot attachment and goes to 2nd attachment which is at the bottom to make the boat pull the hooks backwards instead of with them just in case it hooks something that is impossible to move/can't get loose from without loosing hook and line. It's an old anchor trick but can work the same for this occasion also.
Carpenter pencils don't roll away.🐟🦀🦀
Could add a few magnets like mag fish on heavy reel and clicker. Easy locate
NGL I cracked up the whole time. You’re funny as hell Luke.
Suffering in Style .. LoL love your humour 😁Hello from Australia 🙃
They have a huge program like this out West as well. Apparently there's a craaazy amount of old gear on the bottom of Peugeot sound.
Very cool!
Luke on tip from a film class I had, look at the lens of the camera, NOT the screen. Unless you have a screen around you lens, if you watch yourself in the screen you will be looking to the side in your video and not at your audience. I really thought that was weird advice until we started watching examples, it is something that you see everywhere now. Is it a big deal, no but as he told us, have you ever watched a show news cast with the on screen person looking at the guy over your shoulder the whole time…one of those lessons that never leaves you!
Keep up the good work, love following your journey!
Thanks!
Great that you guys are doing this. Hopefully crabbing is great this year. Caught a few dozen April 4 earliest ever for me.
Awesome!
Just thinking out loud, if those garage springs end up failing. Was thinking that maybe something like Yankum Recovery Rope might work well.
This a good program. Ghost pots are a very serious problem on the bay. Good job.
You're around the corner from us..Over here near Dobbin's Island and Manhattan Beach! I like your videos, the sarcastic funny humor which is priceless!
I know this is old but I think that baby fish was a baby northern snakehead. Not sure but looked like it. That's gonna be a beast one day...I love fishing for them
I wonder what would happen if you hit a marine mine. Antishipping/ submarine mine from WWII
We do bait fish trapping in the summer and lose the odd trap, I doubt they last very long pretty thin metal. Looks like the crab pots last a long time.
Luke, You're a damn genius.
You should take an old section of fire hose and slip it over the springs so they don't scratch your boat
That spring idea is a good ass idea
THANK God you pulled Mat up on the dredge.
White board guy needs a raise!
My uncle had a summer place on Middle river and I would fish and swim as a kid. That was a while ago in the 60's and now the area is expensive houses.
Thank for the informative video, Luke. I actually get a bit of a warm fuzzy feeling when I see a new upload! 😂
😂 thanks for watching!
I wondered if that was a Snakehead you caught!
In Scotland we call this method of finding lost pots creeping and we us a length of rebar with four inch spikes welded on and the first two feet of rebar has no spikes to hang up if it does get hung up on rocks the thinner rebar bends ind comes free any rope or traps ate caught and can’t fish any more works like a charm and it’s cheap to make you can put three on a drag 😅
Whiteboard guy getting lazy lol😂
Keep it up Luke. You are the man.
How is the old boat doing. I personally love it.
I pulled up a whole trotline the other day, keep up the good work
Great job lads. Keep up the good work.
I didn't live far from the middle river mouth,we used to crabs from dark head cove .near Martin State airport
Appreciate that work for the bay. Will make a difference somehow for the better.
We use a net needle or a shim to hold our throttle forward. Morse controls don't ever seem to last
Morse makes a thumb screw to tension the throtel
You're doing good work! Great video!
I don't know what that small long fish is but the others is what I call a piggy fish. They grunt, great bait fish also.
MacGyver would be proud. That might be a mud minnow.
My hero
It looks like a tessellated darter. Common in Chesapeake tributaries
I used to go dredging with my buddy a few times a year. It will blow your mind what’s been pulled out of the bay
They used that on jaws😂
Good work and thanks for cleaning up our bays and sounds from those abandoned traps. Some New England coastal states are now paying fishermen to find and remove old lobster traps which are detrimental to the lobster industry. Thanks again
Scrap metal?.
From West TX, why am I watching this? IDK 😶 but it looks interesting. Am I ever going to have a crab boat? No. Am I ever going to touch a crab pot? No. Am I ever going to live in the bay? No, my wife would kill me it looks cold. Thanks for the content, looks fun if you find work fun.
Like the fact your picking up old crab pots. Good work. But your video has lots of other information in it that is of interest as well. Are those blue gills living in brackish water or are they Mola Mola (Ocean sun fish)?
Sunfish are common here in brackish water!
That is so sad but I am happy something is being done about it.
Genius invention, should patent it.
Looks like it took a selection of hammers to knock together
Dragging for ghost pots is like a box of chocolates
Hey Luke, Noticed ya using string around your throttle handle to keep her steady, Have you ever tried cutting a small wooden wedge about 4 inches long to just shove in the side of the handle down by where it goes into the housing?? I used one for yrs. on my lil 3208 caterpillar. It was an old Morse control double box just like yours, The lil wedge works really good, Might wanna give it a try, Lot faster than tying that string around it, lol. Good luck buddy and Good crabbing this season!!!
We have this problem in long island sound and they are teying to come up with a solution, and this is a good idea.
Sunfish in the bay? Wat?!?!
Oh my. What fun and a good thing to do. I’d do that all year long on the Chesapeake........
go pro footage underwater of the hook would be sick
Great Video! Really enjoy watching your videos!
OK this is really cool about something I didn't even know existed
You guys are amazing. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for watching!
WOW that is a lot of pots! Seems like someone has to do it. Hope some of them have useable stuff!
Holy crap! Im terrified of those friggin springs! Literally! And I'm 800mi away watchin on a phone! I've seen too many of those break with 0% warning! Abd they can hold A LOT of stored energy. Very dangerous! You should cage that thing in with some expanded steel or something.
Maybe even consider a hydraulic piston in future incarnations....
Very interesting. Good job guys.
Important and profitable work, thank you brother
I used to remove crab pots from the boat shafts by scuba diving. Best way to tear up your dive gloves.
Very cool and good job taking care of a necessary task.
if you leave a lot of pots on the sea floor "you aint no crabber".
USA has a large navy that could easily find and remove all of these without tearing up the bottom dredging with hooks... it'd be a good excercise for them and money well spent... but i guess they're too busy???
1000 bucks a pot aint bad.
Toilets are used in some areas of the United States for lobsters to hide in
Great vid, you have quite the on-camera personality
As someone who dives where you were, I know more than I’d like to.
What's the depth the pots are at?
You keep this up and you'll pass 1M soon.
I envy you Luke, what a great lifestyle and i can tell your a good dude
Who does the mapping? I must have missed that in video.
This is Fantastic, Great job Guys!!
baby snakehead! keeellll himmmmm
Hey you should start a live podcast. Was your family a waterman.🎣 Outstanding you doing a great job keep up the good work🤝🏽
Can you get that rock out of The Bodkin Creek? Two inches of prop lost there. Plus an outdrive.
Looks like it might be a juvenile Snakehead.
Tessellated darter
Dude cool , antique window wipers were they expensive
The flat pencil is so it doesn’t roll around.
he’s MacGyver of watermen
8:07 carpenters pencil
Suffering in style
I just ate. Your video was exactly 1 yam long.
Perfect.
Hey if you find a 25lb dansforth anchor in swash channel it might be mine. I rode out a Nor'Easter there when my engine went kaput and could not get it fired back up. I had a 35lb CQR out the bow and had the smsller dansforth out the stern, but the waves got pretty bad and snapped the anchor line after taking out the VHF antenna and flag pole off the rear.
one h... of a good job 😎😎 keep it up fore the future greetings from Norwegian fisherman
Luke.. is the Webo still for sale? I need a commercial boat with Webo's configuration.
Very cool program to clean things up.